History Memory Culture Struggle Achievement and Hope
The Digital Magazine and Archive of The Dr. Ali Zohery Podcast
English Edition Followed by Arabic
Published 23 September 2026
Prepared and presented by Dr. Ali Zohery, Ph.D.
Episode length 28 minutes 36 seconds
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Issue 21 National Museum of African American History and Culture
History Memory Culture Struggle Achievement and Hope
The Digital Magazine and Archive of The Dr. Ali Zohery Podcast
English Edition Followed by Arabic
Published 23 September 2026
Prepared and presented by Dr. Ali Zohery, Ph.D.
Episode length 28 minutes 36 seconds
Zohery Tours www.zohery.com +1-202-437-1295
Issue Overview
Issue 21 visits the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture at 1400 Constitution Avenue NW on the National Mall in Washington DC. The museum brings together history, memory, culture, struggle, achievement, and hope. It shows that African American history is not separate from American history. It is essential to understanding the nation and its influence on the world.
The museum is the only national museum devoted exclusively to documenting African American life, history, and culture. Through artifacts, documents, photographs, personal testimony, art, music, and interactive interpretation, it presents difficult truths about slavery and racial injustice while honoring resistance, faith, family, service, creativity, leadership, and accomplishment.
A National Classroom
The museum invites every visitor to consider the meaning of freedom, citizenship, equality, democracy, and human dignity. Its purpose is not to divide people through the past, but to help them understand one another through honest history and to imagine a more just future.
A Century in the Making and a Landmark Design
From an Early Vision to a National Museum
The effort to create a national memorial to African American achievement began in the early twentieth century. In 1915, African American Civil War veterans and other advocates organized for national recognition. Congress authorized a memorial commission in 1929, but the project did not secure funding during the Great Depression. Citizens and community leaders continued the campaign for decades.
Congress established the museum by law on 16 December 2003. It opened on 24 September 2016 as the nineteenth Smithsonian museum, with President Barack Obama leading the dedication. The institution began without an inherited collection and has since assembled more than 45,000 objects.
Architecture with Meaning
The international design competition was won in 2009 by the Freelon Adjaye Bond SmithGroup team. David Adjaye served as lead designer and Phil Freelon as lead architect. The nearly 400,000-square-foot building occupies a five-acre site beside the Washington Monument. About 60 percent of its space lies below ground, allowing extensive galleries while respecting the National Mall skyline.
The three-tiered corona is wrapped in 3,600 bronze-colored cast-aluminum panels. Its form draws inspiration from a crown associated with Yoruban art and from ironwork created by enslaved and free African American craftspeople. The porch recalls a place where families and communities gather, preserve memories, and tell stories.
The Meaning of the Location
Its prominent place on the National Mall places African American history beside the monuments and institutions that represent the American nation. The location expresses a central message: the stories of slavery, emancipation, Reconstruction, segregation, civil rights, military service, science, religion, business, music, literature, sports, and public life belong at the heart of the national story.
The Historical Journey from Slavery to Civil Rights
Descending into History
Many visitors begin below ground in the history galleries. The physical descent carries symbolic meaning: visitors enter painful chapters of the past before moving upward toward freedom, community, cultural expression, and achievement. The story begins in Africa and examines the transatlantic slave trade, forced migration, family separation, plantation labor, resistance, faith, abolition, and the Underground Railroad.
The museum presents enslaved people as complete human beings rather than anonymous victims. They were parents, workers, builders, artists, believers, and leaders who protected family ties, preserved culture, resisted oppression, and defended their dignity. Personal objects and testimony turn broad historical events into individual human experiences.
Civil War Emancipation and Reconstruction
Nearly 200,000 African American men served in the Union Army and Navy during the Civil War. Their service helped secure Union victory and connected military sacrifice with the demand for freedom and citizenship. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States in 1865.
Emancipation did not immediately create equality. During Reconstruction, African Americans built schools, churches, businesses, families, and political organizations. Black men voted and held public office, but these advances faced organized violence and resistance. The Jim Crow era imposed segregation, voter suppression, economic discrimination, and racial terror even as African American communities created powerful institutions and cultural networks.
The Long Civil Rights Movement
The museum traces legal challenges, boycotts, sit-ins, Freedom Rides, marches, voter-registration drives, student activism, and community organizing. It honors famous leaders such as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Medgar Evers, Thurgood Marshall, and John Lewis while emphasizing the work of countless local participants. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 were landmark achievements, but the continuing pursuit of equal justice remains part of the story.
Community Service Culture and the Living Story
Community and the Power of Place
The community galleries show how churches, schools, neighborhoods, historically Black colleges and universities, barbershops, beauty salons, theaters, businesses, and cultural centers became places of safety, identity, education, entrepreneurship, and political action. A place is more than a group of buildings; it can hold family memory, spiritual life, collective struggle, and shared achievement.
Military Service Sports and Cultural Influence
African Americans have served in every major conflict involving the United States. The museum follows that service from the Revolution and the United States Colored Troops to the Buffalo Soldiers, World War I, the Tuskegee Airmen, the Double V campaign, military desegregation, and later wars. Their service exposed the contradiction between democratic ideals abroad and racial inequality at home.
African American athletes challenged segregation and expanded opportunity. Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Wilma Rudolph, Muhammad Ali, Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Carl Lewis, Serena and Venus Williams, Michael Jordan, Simone Biles, and many others became symbols of excellence and courage. Sport also became a platform for speaking about racism, war, poverty, voting rights, and justice.
From Spirituals to Hip Hop
African American music shaped American and global culture through spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, rock and roll, rap, and hip hop. The story includes Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, B. B. King, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Tupac Shakur, and many other artists. Music has carried faith, grief, protest, humor, love, celebration, and hope across generations.
Faith Art and Everyday Objects
Churches and other faith communities served as houses of worship, schools, meeting places, relief centers, and organizing spaces. The museum also explores Islam and the wider diversity of African American religious life. Art, literature, theater, film, television, photography, fashion, and dance challenged stereotypes and revealed the depth of Black experience. A uniform, family photograph, church program, instrument, letter, or suitcase can preserve history as powerfully as an official document.
Lessons Questions and Visitor Information
Lessons from the Episode
African American history is central to the history and identity of the United States.
Honest remembrance joins painful truth with stories of courage creativity faith and achievement.
Freedom became real through the work and sacrifice of ordinary people as well as national leaders.
Music sport religion education military service and entrepreneurship all helped shape American culture.
Museums preserve personal objects because everyday lives are part of the historical record.
Questions and Answers
When did the museum open? It opened to the public on 24 September 2016 as the nineteenth Smithsonian museum.
Why is much of the building underground? The design creates extensive exhibition space while respecting the National Mall skyline and supports the symbolic descent into history.
What does the corona represent? Its three-tiered form and patterned metalwork connect African heritage with African American craftsmanship.
How large is the collection? The museum holds more than 45,000 objects, with selected artifacts displayed throughout its exhibitions.
Is the museum only for African American visitors? No. It is for everyone seeking to understand American history, democracy, culture, and identity.
Plan Your Visit
Address 1400 Constitution Avenue NW Washington DC 20560.
Admission is free but free timed-entry passes are required for most individual visitors.
Entrances are on Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive.
Federal Triangle and Smithsonian are nearby Metro stations.
Confirm current hours exhibitions accessibility guidance and pass rules at nmaahc.si.edu before traveling.
Discover Washington with Zohery Tours
Zohery Tours has shared Washington DC history and culture with visitors from around the world for nearly forty years. For guided sightseeing tours of the capital’s museums, monuments, memorials, and neighborhoods, visit www.zohery.com or call +1-202-437-1295.
الْعَدَدُ الْحَادِي وَالْعِشْرُونَ الْمُتْحَفُ الْوَطَنِيُّ لِلتَّارِيخِ وَالثَّقَافَةِ الْأَفْرِيقِيَّةِ الْأَمْرِيكِيَّةِ
تَارِيخٌ وَذَاكِرَةٌ وَثَقَافَةٌ وَنِضَالٌ وَإِنْجَازٌ وَأَمَلٌ
الْمَجَلَّةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُ وَأَرْشِيفُ بُودْكَاسْتِ الدُّكْتُورِ عَلِي الزُّهَيْرِي
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مُلَخَّصُ الْعَدَدِ
يَزُورُ الْعَدَدُ الْحَادِي وَالْعِشْرُونَ الْمُتْحَفَ الْوَطَنِيَّ لِلتَّارِيخِ وَالثَّقَافَةِ الْأَفْرِيقِيَّةِ الْأَمْرِيكِيَّةِ، فِي ١٤٠٠ شَارِعِ الدُّسْتُورِ عَلَى الْمُتَنَزَّهِ الْوَطَنِيِّ فِي وَاشِنْطُن. وَيَجْمَعُ الْمُتْحَفُ بَيْنَ التَّارِيخِ وَالذَّاكِرَةِ وَالثَّقَافَةِ وَالنِّضَالِ وَالْإِنْجَازِ وَالْأَمَلِ، وَيُؤَكِّدُ أَنَّ تَارِيخَ الْأَمْرِيكِيِّينَ مِنْ أُصُولٍ أَفْرِيقِيَّةٍ جُزْءٌ أَسَاسِيٌّ مِنَ التَّارِيخِ الْأَمْرِيكِيِّ.
يَعْرِضُ الْمُتْحَفُ الْحَقَائِقَ الصَّعْبَةَ عَنِ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ وَالظُّلْمِ الْعُنْصُرِيِّ، وَيُكَرِّمُ فِي الْوَقْتِ نَفْسِهِ الْمُقَاوَمَةَ وَالْإِيمَانَ وَالْأُسْرَةَ وَالْخِدْمَةَ وَالْإِبْدَاعَ وَالْقِيَادَةَ وَالْإِنْجَازَ. وَهُوَ فَصْلٌ وَطَنِيٌّ كَبِيرٌ يَدْعُو كُلَّ زَائِرٍ إِلَى التَّفْكِيرِ فِي مَعَانِي الْحُرِّيَّةِ وَالْمُوَاطَنَةِ وَالْمُسَاوَاةِ وَالْكَرَامَةِ الْإِنْسَانِيَّةِ.
مُتْحَفٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ
لَا يَخُصُّ هَذَا الْمُتْحَفُ جَمَاعَةً وَاحِدَةً، بَلْ يَخُصُّ كُلَّ مَنْ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَفْهَمَ الْوِلَايَاتِ الْمُتَّحِدَةَ. وَهُوَ لَا يَسْتَحْضِرُ الْمَاضِيَ لِتَقْسِيمِ النَّاسِ، بَلْ لِيُسَاعِدَهُمْ عَلَى الْفَهْمِ وَبِنَاءِ مُسْتَقْبَلٍ أَكْثَرَ عَدْلًا.
قَرْنٌ مِنَ الْجُهُودِ وَمَبْنًى مَعْمَارِيٌّ ذُو دَلَالَةٍ
مِنَ الْفِكْرَةِ إِلَى الِافْتِتَاحِ
بَدَأَتِ الْمُطَالَبَةُ بِإِنْشَاءِ نُصْبٍ وَطَنِيٍّ يُكَرِّمُ إِنْجَازَاتِ الْأَمْرِيكِيِّينَ مِنْ أُصُولٍ أَفْرِيقِيَّةٍ فِي أَوَائِلِ الْقَرْنِ الْعِشْرِينَ. وَفِي سَنَةِ ١٩١٥ نَظَّمَ مُحَارِبُونَ قُدَامَى مِنَ الْحَرْبِ الْأَهْلِيَّةِ وَمُؤَيِّدُونَ آخَرُونَ حَمْلَةً لِنَيْلِ الِاعْتِرَافِ الْوَطَنِيِّ. وَأَجَازَ الْكُونْغِرِسُ لَجْنَةً تَذْكَارِيَّةً سَنَةَ ١٩٢٩، وَلَكِنَّ الْمَشْرُوعَ لَمْ يَحْصُلْ عَلَى التَّمْوِيلِ اللَّازِمِ.
أَنْشَأَ الْكُونْغِرِسُ الْمُتْحَفَ بِقَانُونٍ فِي ١٦ دِيسَمْبَرَ ٢٠٠٣. وَافْتُتِحَ فِي ٢٤ سِبْتَمْبَرَ ٢٠١٦ بَوْصْفِهِ الْمُتْحَفَ التَّاسِعَ عَشَرَ فِي مُؤَسَّسَةِ سْمِيثْسُونِيَان، وَقَادَ الرَّئِيسُ بَارَاك أُوبَامَا مَرَاسِمَ الِافْتِتَاحِ. وَبَدَأَ الْمُتْحَفُ دُونَ مَجْمُوعَةٍ مَوْرُوثَةٍ، ثُمَّ جَمَعَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ٤٥ أَلْفَ قِطْعَةٍ بِفَضْلِ الْبَحْثِ وَتَبَرُّعَاتِ الْجُمْهُورِ.
الْعِمَارَةُ وَرُمُوزُهَا
فَازَ فَرِيقُ فْرِيلُون أَدْجَاي بُونْد سْمِيث غْرُوب بِالْمُسَابَقَةِ الدَّوْلِيَّةِ سَنَةَ ٢٠٠٩. وَكَانَ دَيْفِيد أَدْجَاي الْمُصَمِّمَ الرَّئِيسِيَّ، وَفِيل فْرِيلُون الْمِعْمَارِيَّ الرَّئِيسِيَّ. وَتَبْلُغُ مِسَاحَةُ الْمَبْنَى نَحْوَ ٤٠٠ أَلْفِ قَدَمٍ مُرَبَّعَةٍ، وَيَقَعُ نَحْوُ سِتِّينَ فِي الْمِئَةِ مِنْهُ تَحْتَ الْأَرْضِ.
يَتَكَوَّنُ التَّاجُ الْخَارِجِيُّ ذُو الْمُسْتَوَيَاتِ الثَّلَاثَةِ مِنْ ٣٦٠٠ لَوْحٍ مِنَ الْأَلُومِنْيُومِ ذِي اللَّوْنِ الْبُرُونْزِيِّ. وَيَسْتَلْهِمُ شَكْلًا مُرْتَبِطًا بِفَنِّ الْيُورُوبَا وَبِأَعْمَالِ الْحَدِيدِ الَّتِي أَنْجَزَهَا حِرَفِيُّونَ أَفْرِيقِيُّونَ أَمْرِيكِيُّونَ فِي الْجَنُوبِ. أَمَّا الشُّرْفَةُ فَتَرْمُزُ إِلَى مَكَانِ اجْتِمَاعِ الْأُسَرِ وَرِوَايَةِ الْقِصَصِ وَحِفْظِ الذَّاكِرَةِ.
دَلَالَةُ الْمَوْقِعِ
يَضَعُ الْمَوْقِعُ عَلَى الْمُتَنَزَّهِ الْوَطَنِيِّ هَذَا التَّارِيخَ بِجِوَارِ نُصُبِ وَاشِنْطُن وَرُمُوزِ الدَّوْلَةِ. وَيُعْلِنُ بِوُضُوحٍ أَنَّ قِصَصَ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ وَالْعِتْقِ وَإِعَادَةِ الْإِعْمَارِ وَالْحُقُوقِ الْمَدَنِيَّةِ وَالْخِدْمَةِ الْعَسْكَرِيَّةِ وَالْعِلْمِ وَالثَّقَافَةِ تَقَعُ فِي قَلْبِ الْقِصَّةِ الْوَطَنِيَّةِ.
الرِّحْلَةُ التَّارِيخِيَّةُ مِنَ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ إِلَى الْحُقُوقِ الْمَدَنِيَّةِ
النُّزُولُ إِلَى عُمْقِ التَّارِيخِ
يَبْدَأُ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ الزُّوَّارِ فِي الْقَاعَاتِ التَّارِيخِيَّةِ تَحْتَ الْأَرْضِ. وَيَحْمِلُ هَذَا النُّزُولُ مَعْنًى رَمْزِيًّا؛ فَالزَّائِرُ يَدْخُلُ الْفُصُولَ الْمُؤْلِمَةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَصْعَدَ تَدْرِيجِيًّا نَحْوَ الْحُرِّيَّةِ وَالْمُجْتَمَعِ وَالْإِنْجَازِ. وَتَبْدَأُ الْقِصَّةُ فِي أَفْرِيقِيَا، ثُمَّ تَتَنَاوَلُ تِجَارَةَ الرَّقِيقِ عَبْرَ الْأَطْلَنْطِيِّ، وَالْهِجْرَةَ الْقَسْرِيَّةَ، وَتَفْرِيقَ الْأُسَرِ، وَالْعَمَلَ الْقَسْرِيَّ، وَالْمُقَاوَمَةَ، وَالْإِيمَانَ، وَحَرَكَةَ إِلْغَاءِ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ.
لَا يُقَدِّمُ الْمُتْحَفُ الْمُسْتَعْبَدِينَ ضَحَايَا مَجْهُولِينَ، بَلْ بَشَرًا كَامِلِينَ؛ كَانُوا آبَاءً وَأُمَّهَاتٍ وَعُمَّالًا وَبَنَّائِينَ وَفَنَّانِينَ وَمُؤْمِنِينَ وَقَادَةً، حَافَظُوا عَلَى الْأُسْرَةِ وَالثَّقَافَةِ وَالْكَرَامَةِ، وَقَاوَمُوا الِاضْطِهَادَ.
الْحَرْبُ الْأَهْلِيَّةُ وَالْعِتْقُ
خَدَمَ نَحْوُ مِئَتَيْ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ أَفْرِيقِيٍّ أَمْرِيكِيٍّ فِي جَيْشِ الِاتِّحَادِ وَبَحْرِيَّتِهِ خِلَالَ الْحَرْبِ الْأَهْلِيَّةِ. وَأَصْدَرَ الرَّئِيسُ أَبْرَاهَام لِنْكُولْن إِعْلَانَ الْعِتْقِ سَنَةَ ١٨٦٣، ثُمَّ أَلْغَى التَّعْدِيلُ الثَّالِثَ عَشَرَ الْعُبُودِيَّةَ فِي جَمِيعِ الْوِلَايَاتِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِ سَنَةَ ١٨٦٥. لَكِنَّ الْحُرِّيَّةَ كَانَتْ بِدَايَةَ نِضَالٍ طَوِيلٍ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْمُسَاوَاةِ.
إِعَادَةُ الْإِعْمَارِ وَالْفَصْلُ الْعُنْصُرِيُّ
بَنَى الْأَمْرِيكِيُّونَ مِنْ أُصُولٍ أَفْرِيقِيَّةٍ الْمَدَارِسَ وَالْكَنَائِسَ وَالْأَعْمَالَ وَالْمُنَظَّمَاتِ السِّيَاسِيَّةَ. وَمَارَسَ الرِّجَالُ حَقَّ الِاقْتِرَاعِ وَتَوَلَّى بَعْضُهُمْ مَنَاصِبَ عَامَّةً، لَكِنَّ هَذِهِ الْمَكَاسِبَ وَاجَهَتْ عُنْفًا مُنَظَّمًا. وَفَرَضَ عَصْرُ جِيم كْرُو الْفَصْلَ وَحِرْمَانَ النَّاخِبِينَ وَالتَّمْيِيزَ وَالْإِرْهَابَ الْعُنْصُرِيَّ، فِي حِينِ بَنَتِ الْمُجْتَمَعَاتُ مُؤَسَّسَاتِهَا وَشَبَكَاتِهَا الثَّقَافِيَّةَ.
حَرَكَةُ الْحُقُوقِ الْمَدَنِيَّةِ
يَتَتَبَّعُ الْمُتْحَفُ الْمُقَاطَعَاتِ وَالِاعْتِصَامَاتِ وَرِحْلَاتِ الْحُرِّيَّةِ وَالْمَسِيرَاتِ وَتَسْجِيلَ النَّاخِبِينَ وَنَشَاطَ الطُّلَّابِ وَالطُّعُونَ الْقَضَائِيَّةَ. وَيُكَرِّمُ رُوزَا بَارْكْس وَمَارْتِن لُوثَر كِينْغ الِابْنَ وَمَالْكُوم إِكْس وَإِلَّا بَيْكَر وَفَانِي لُو هَامَر وَمِيدْغَر إِيفَرْز وَثُورْغُود مَارْشَال وَجُون لُوِيس، إِلَى جَانِبِ عَدَدٍ لَا يُحْصَى مِنَ الْمُشَارِكِينَ الْمَحَلِّيِّينَ.
الْمُجْتَمَعُ وَالْخِدْمَةُ وَالثَّقَافَةُ الْحَيَّةُ
قُوَّةُ الْمَكَانِ
تُظْهِرُ قَاعَاتُ الْمُجْتَمَعِ كَيْفَ أَصْبَحَتِ الْكَنَائِسُ وَالْمَدَارِسُ وَالْأَحْيَاءُ وَالْجَامِعَاتُ السُّودَاءُ تَارِيخِيًّا وَمَحَالُّ الْحِلَاقَةِ وَالْمَسَارِحُ وَالْمَشْرُوعَاتُ أَمَاكِنَ لِلْأَمَانِ وَالْهُوِيَّةِ وَالتَّعْلِيمِ وَرِيَادَةِ الْأَعْمَالِ وَالْعَمَلِ السِّيَاسِيِّ. فَالْمَكَانُ قَدْ يَحْمِلُ ذَاكِرَةَ أُسْرَةٍ وَحَيَاةً رُوحِيَّةً وَنِضَالًا وَإِنْجَازًا جَمَاعِيًّا.
الْخِدْمَةُ الْعَسْكَرِيَّةُ وَالرِّيَاضَةُ
خَدَمَ الْأَمْرِيكِيُّونَ مِنْ أُصُولٍ أَفْرِيقِيَّةٍ فِي كُلِّ صِرَاعٍ رَئِيسِيٍّ شَارَكَتْ فِيهِ الْوِلَايَاتُ الْمُتَّحِدَةُ، مِنَ الثَّوْرَةِ وَجُنُودِ الْوِلَايَاتِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِ الْمُلَوَّنِينَ إِلَى جُنُودِ الْجَامُوسِ وَطَيَّارِي تُوسْكِيغِي وَالْحُرُوبِ الْحَدِيثَةِ. وَكَشَفَتْ خِدْمَتُهُمْ عَنِ التَّنَاقُضِ بَيْنَ الْمُثُلِ الدِّيمُقْرَاطِيَّةِ وَعَدَمِ الْمُسَاوَاةِ فِي الدَّاخِلِ.
وَتَحَدَّى الرِّيَاضِيُّونَ الْفَصْلَ الْعُنْصُرِيَّ وَوَسَّعُوا الْفُرَصَ. وَأَصْبَحَ جِيسِي أُوِنْز وَجَاكِي رُوبِنْسُون وَوِلْمَا رُودُولْف وَمُحَمَّد عَلِي وَأَلْثِيَا غِبْسُون وَآرْثَر آش وَكَارْل لُوِيس وَسِيرِينَا وَفِينُوس وِلْيَامْز وَمَايْكِل جُورْدَان وَسِيمُون بَايْلْز رُمُوزًا لِلتَّفَوُّقِ وَالشَّجَاعَةِ.
مِنَ الْأَغَانِي الرُّوحِيَّةِ إِلَى الْهِيبْ هُوب
شَكَّلَتِ الْمُوسِيقَى الْأَفْرِيقِيَّةُ الْأَمْرِيكِيَّةُ الثَّقَافَةَ الْأَمْرِيكِيَّةَ وَالْعَالَمِيَّةَ؛ مِنَ الْأَغَانِي الرُّوحِيَّةِ وَالْغُوسْبِل إِلَى الْبْلُوز وَالْجَاز وَالسُّول وَالْفَانْك وَالرَّاب وَالْهِيبْ هُوب. وَحَمَلَتِ الْمُوسِيقَى الْإِيمَانَ وَالْحُزْنَ وَالِاحْتِجَاجَ وَالْحُبَّ وَالْفَرَحَ وَالْأَمَلَ عَبْرَ الْأَجْيَالِ.
الْإِيمَانُ وَالْفَنُّ وَأَشْيَاءُ الْحَيَاةِ الْيَوْمِيَّةِ
أَدَّتِ الْكَنَائِسُ وَالْمُجْتَمَعَاتُ الدِّينِيَّةُ دَوْرَ دُورِ الْعِبَادَةِ وَالْمَدَارِسِ وَمَرَاكِزِ الْإِغَاثَةِ وَالتَّنْظِيمِ. وَيَعْرِضُ الْمُتْحَفُ أَيْضًا الْإِسْلَامَ وَتَنَوُّعَ الْحَيَاةِ الدِّينِيَّةِ. كَمَا تَحَدَّى الْفَنُّ وَالْأَدَبُ وَالْمَسْرَحُ وَالسِّينَمَا وَالتِّلْفَازُ وَالتَّصْوِيرُ الصُّوَرَ النَّمَطِيَّةَ. وَقَدْ تَحْفَظُ بَدْلَةٌ عَسْكَرِيَّةٌ أَوْ صُورَةُ أُسْرَةٍ أَوْ رِسَالَةٌ أَوْ آلَةٌ مُوسِيقِيَّةٌ التَّارِيخَ بِقُوَّةِ الْوَثِيقَةِ الرَّسْمِيَّةِ نَفْسِهَا.
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دُرُوسٌ مِنَ الْحَلْقَةِ
التَّارِيخُ الْأَفْرِيقِيُّ الْأَمْرِيكِيُّ أَسَاسِيٌّ لِفَهْمِ تَارِيخِ الْوِلَايَاتِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِ وَهُوِيَّتِهَا.
تَجْمَعُ الذَّاكِرَةُ الصَّادِقَةُ بَيْنَ الْحَقِيقَةِ الْمُؤْلِمَةِ وَالشَّجَاعَةِ وَالْإِبْدَاعِ وَالْإِيمَانِ وَالْإِنْجَازِ.
صَنَعَ النَّاسُ الْعَادِيُّونَ الْحُرِّيَّةَ بِالْعَمَلِ وَالتَّضْحِيَةِ إِلَى جَانِبِ الْقَادَةِ الْمَعْرُوفِينَ.
تَحْفَظُ الْمَتَاحِفُ الْأَشْيَاءَ الشَّخْصِيَّةَ لِأَنَّ الْحَيَاةَ الْيَوْمِيَّةَ جُزْءٌ مِنَ السِّجِلِّ التَّارِيخِيِّ.
أَسْئِلَةٌ وَأَجْوِبَةٌ
مَتَى افْتُتِحَ الْمُتْحَفُ؟ فِي ٢٤ سِبْتَمْبَرَ ٢٠١٦، بَوْصْفِهِ الْمُتْحَفَ التَّاسِعَ عَشَرَ فِي سْمِيثْسُونِيَان.
لِمَاذَا يَقَعُ جُزْءٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنْهُ تَحْتَ الْأَرْضِ؟ لِتَوْفِيرِ قَاعَاتٍ وَاسِعَةٍ مَعَ احْتِرَامِ أُفُقِ الْمُتَنَزَّهِ الْوَطَنِيِّ، وَلِتَجْسِيدِ النُّزُولِ الرَّمْزِيِّ إِلَى التَّارِيخِ.
مَاذَا يَرْمُزُ التَّاجُ الْخَارِجِيُّ؟ يَرْبِطُ بَيْنَ التُّرَاثِ الْأَفْرِيقِيِّ وَالْحِرَفِ الْأَفْرِيقِيَّةِ الْأَمْرِيكِيَّةِ.
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